Interdisciplinary Engineer/Scientist

Job Description: The C5ISR Center, in partnership and support of PM Electronic Warfare & Cyber (EW&C), is developing a state-of-the-art System Integration Laboratory (SIL). This laboratory encompasses systems, subsystems, software, networks, techniques, and analysis related to the generation, transmission, reception, manipulation, and management of electromagnetic signals and their associated data. Specialty areas within this domain include signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW), radar, positioning/navigation/timing (PNT), radio frequency (RF) sensors, and tactical & commercial communications (terrestrial, wireless, and satellite). The primary objectives of the SIL are to enable system integration, system of system integration, interoperability, and the seamless exchange of data across respective domains and security enclaves. This will be achieved within an agile standardized environment inclusive of a continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) / development security operations (DevSecOps) software ecosystem. The senior engineer position will be responsible for leading the development and evolution of the SIL infrastructure consisting of networks, closed restricted networks (CRNs), virtual private networks (VPNs), servers, cloud computing environments with associated Impact Levels (ILs) and infrastructure as code, container orchestration methods, cross-domain solutions, data, data formats, and implementation Open Standards and MOSA enabling standards, establishing and evolving DevSecOps and CI/CD software pipelines, incorporating automated software testing, planning and executing required Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Accreditation and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities to achieve goals of continuous ATOs and ATO reciprocity. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade or band is required. It is defined as one year of specialized experience equivalent to the DB-03 pay band (or GS-13 level or higher equivalency) in the Federal Service which includes 1) Developing, Integrating and/or testing Communications systems, Electronic Warfare (EW), Radio Frequency (RF) sensors/receivers or the signal and data processing of RF for threat detection and geolocation, network operations, communications; OR 2) Applying engineering concepts and/or providing technical advice in the development of Signal Intelligence/CYBER Electronic Warfare (SIGINT/CYBER/EW), Electronic Support, Electronic Attack technologies; OR 3) Solve critical technical and analysis problems of great importance to the scientific field to move technology forward into the next generation; AND 4) Developing and maintaining customer relations with internal and external stakeholders. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Creativity and Innovation Problem Solving Research and Development
About the Position: The Readiness Engineering Portfolio reorganize and optimizes our life-cycle engineering/sustainment functions by combining field system sustainment with current operations in quick reaction, urgent operational needs and direct field support mission areas into the same portfolio of responsibility. This is an Interdisciplinary position and may be filled with any of the listed occupations.